SAGER guidelines were published in 2016 by the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) in order to provide a comprehensive outline for reporting sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, and interpretations of findings.
Visit the SGHC Zotero Library to access SGBM material, including conference proceedings, books, differences in medical topics, factsheet references, journal articles, policies, guidelines, and SGHC publications.
PubMed Sex and Gender Based Medicine Search Tool
This PubMed Search Tool was developed by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Sex and Gender Specific Health, and can also be found on the Sex and Gender Specific Health Website that SGHC now manages.
This tool exists to help search the MEDLINE database for SGBM specific literature. There are two version to use wtih the expanded version incoporating additional title words leading to a greater number of SGBM articles retrieved.
Basic Search String: (sex based OR sex factors OR sex distribution OR sex characteristics OR sex dimorphism OR gender difference* OR gender based) AND (gender[ti] OR sex[ti]) AND (Humans[Mesh] AND English[lang])
Expanded Search String: (sex based OR sex factors OR sex distribution OR sex characteristics OR sex dimorphism OR gender difference* OR gender based) AND (gender[ti] OR sex[ti] OR women[ti] OR female[ti]) AND (Humans[Mesh] AND English[lang])
To utilize the tool:
- Click on a version below, it will bring you to the PubMed website with autopopulation of articles
- Click on Advanced under Search box
- Under Actions, click the 3 dots, and Add Query
- Under Add terms to the query box enter in an additional search term (for example “cardiovascular disease”)
- Click AND. Now your additional search term should be added to the end of the Query box
- Click Search. Now you will have a list of SGBM articles on your search topic
- Repeat the process to add additional terms to your query box to narrow your search
Featured SGHC Publications
American Medical Women's Association Position Paper on Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine
December 17, 2008
Sex and Gender Health Educational Tenets: A Report from the 2020 Sex and Gender Health Education Summit
July 12, 2022
Articles by SGHC Members
Reflecting on Progress in and Establishing Benchmarks for Sex and Gender Health Education
January 1, 2024
Incorporating Sex and Gender into Culturally Competent Simulation in Medical Education
December 10, 2019
Integration of Sex and Gender into Health Professions Education
December 10, 2019
Sex- and Gender-Based Medicine: The Need for Precise Terminology
September 1, 2017
Sex as a Biological Variable in Emergency Medicine Research and Clinical Practice: A Brief Narrative Review
January 1, 2017
How to Study the Impact of Sex and Gender in Medical Research: A Review of Resources
October 14, 2016
Additional Pivotal Articles
Featured Guidelines
Recommended Books
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Recommended Journals
Biology of Sex Differences
This journal considers manuscripts on all aspects of the effects of sex on biology and disease. Sex has profound effects on physiology and the susceptibility to disease. The function of cells and organs depends on their sex, determined by the interplay among the genome and biological and social environments. The study of sex differences is a discipline in itself, with its own concepts and methods that apply across tissues. The Biology of Sex Differences is the official journal of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences, and a publication of the Society for Women’s Health Research.
Gender and the Genome
This journal is peer reviewed and open access that provides evidence-based original research, reviews, perspectives, and commentaries that illuminate the impact of biological sex on technology and its effect on human life. The journal is the official journal of the Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine, the International Society for Gender-Specific Medicine, and the Israeli Society for Gender and Sex Conscious Medicine. The journal’s international editorial board is comprised of the most forward-thinking leaders in gender-specific medicine to engage the community of molecular biologists, engineers, ethicists, anthropologists, and legal experts in a dialogue about the nature and implications of 21st century technology.
Journal of Women’s Health
This journal is the primary source of information for meeting the challenges of providing optimal health care for women throughout their lifespan. The journal delivers cutting-edge advancements in diagnostic procedures, therapeutic protocols for the management of diseases, and innovation research in gender-based biology that impacts patient care and treatment.
Women’s Health Issues
WHI is a peer-reviewed, bimonthly, multidisciplinary journal that publishes research and review manuscripts related to women’s health care and policy. As the official journal of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health, it is dedicated to improving the health and health care of all women throughout their lifespan and in diverse communities. The journal seeks to inform health services, health care, researchers, public health professionals, social scientists, policy makers, and others concerned with women’s health.